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Uses and Side Effects
« on: September 29, 2016, 09:50:34 am »
Treat Bronchitis - Juniper - Uses and Side Effects
Juniper berries have long been used as a flavoring in foods and alcoholic beverages such as gin. Gin's original preparation was used for kidney ailments. Immature berries are green, taking 2 to 3 years to ripen to a purplish blue-black. The active component is a volatile oil, which is 0.2% to 3.4% of the berry. The best described effect is diuresis, caused by terpinene-4-01, which results from a direct irritation to the kidney, leading to increased glomerular filtration rate. Juniper berries are available as ripe berry, also called berry-like cones or mature female cones, fresh or dried, and as powder, tea, tincture, oil, or liquid extract.

As a food, maximum flavoring concentrations are 0.01% of the extract or 0.006% of the volatile oil. Other reported effects of juniper include hypoglycemia, hypotension or hypertension, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects, and stimulation of uterine activity leading to decreased implantation and increased abortifacient effects.

Caution Against Using Alcohol While Taking Juniper
Recommend that patient seek medical diagnosis before taking juniper. Unadvised use of juniper could worsen urinary problems, bronchitis, GI disorders, and other conditions if medical diagnosis and proper treatment are delayed. Inspiration can be considered to be one of the key ingredients to writing. Only if one is inspired, can one get to writing on any subject especially like Treat Bronchitis.

Inform Patient that Urine May Turn Purplish With Higher Doses of Juniper
Tell patient to avoid applying juniper to large ulcers or wounds because local irritation (burning, blistering, redness, and edema) may occur. We have omitted irrelevant information from this composition on Bronchitis as we though that unnecessary information may make the reader bored of reading the composition.

  • Juniper berries may be applied topically to treat small wounds and relieve muscle and joint pain caused by rheumatism.
  • The fragrance is inhaled as steam to treat bronchitis.
  • The oil is used as a fragrance in many soaps and cosmetics.
  • Juniper berries are the principle flavoring agent in gin, as well as some bitters and liqueurs.
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  • Safety Risk Kidney damage may occur in patients taking juniper for extended periods.
  • This effect may stem from prolonged kidney irritation caused by terpinene-4-ol or by tur pentine oil contamination ofjuniper products.
  • Research summary  Juniper may have some benefit in diabetic treatment, but further study is necessary.
  • Juniper has an extensive toxicology profile, and therefore must be used with caution. :)
  • Overdose of juniper may cause seizures, tachycardia, hypertension, and renal failure with albuminuria, hematuria, and purplish urine.
  • Monitor blood pressure and potassium, BUN, creatinine, and blood glucose level.
Reported Uses
Juniper berries are used to treat urinary tract infections and kidney stones. They're also used as a carminative and for multiple nonspecific GI tract disorders, including dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, heartburn, anorexia, and inflammatory GI disorders. You may be inquisitive as to where we got the matter for writing this article on Treat Bronchitis. Of course through our general knowledge, and the Internet!

Warn Patient Not to Confuse Juniper With Cade Oil, Which is Derived from Juniper Wood
Advise female patient to report planned or suspected pregnancy before using juniper. Having been given the assignment of writing an interesting presentation on Bronchitis, this is what we came up with. Just hope you find it interesting too!

Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should avoid juniper because of its uterine stimulant and abortifacient properties. Juniper shouldn't be used by those with renal insufficiency, inflammatory disorders of the GI tract (such as Crohn's disease), seizure disorders, or known hypersensitivity. It shouldn't be used topically on large ulcers or wounds because it may cause local irritation. It is not necessary that only the learned can write about Treat Bronchitis. As long as one ahs a flair for writing, and an interest for gaining information on Treat Bronchitis, anyone can write about it.

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